Public Administration: Gun Laws The disturbing images of distraught children and staff members at the Sandy Hook Elementary School scampering for safety as a gunman who had calmly made his way into the school compound shot indiscriminately, killing Continue Reading...
SMITH & WESSON SAFETY REFORM DEAL New York Gun Control Conflict Smith & Wesson Agrees to Key Safety Reforms Smith & Wesson Agrees to Key Safety Reforms Under mounting pressure from municipalities across the U.S., the Massachusetts gun Continue Reading...
Legal Positivism and Australian Law Nature and rule of law have generated more passionate debates in legal circles than anything else and the reason lies in the fact that law directly affects the lives of citizens of a country. National laws govern Continue Reading...
Gun Laws Cost-benefit Analysis: Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) is the method with the help of which the answer to the question of "did the spending serve its purpose?" is obtained. It is an analytical process of measuring the utility of an interventio Continue Reading...
Legal Brief -- Cronin v. Town of Amesbury Cronin v. Town of Amesbury, 895 F. Supp 375 (D. Mass 1995) Type of Action The action was an appeal on the part of Michael Cronin to the United States District Court in Massachusetts. It was an appeal on th Continue Reading...
EXPLORING LAW/POLICY PATHWAYSEnding Police Brutality: Exploring Law/Policy PathwaysIntroductionIn the past, confrontations between law enforcement officers and citizens have been largely reported from the perspective of police officers. However, than Continue Reading...
Curtailment of free speech, in any form, is an incremental step in the wrong direction and is in direct opposition with the fundamental principles on which this nation was founded. While I do not believe I personally would burn a flag, I fully suppo Continue Reading...
This provision is based on the rationale that general damages do not represent financial loss to the injured person. A number of changes have also been made to the law in respect to assessment of damages for past and future economic loss. 4. The ma Continue Reading...
For example, the Parliament passed the "Year and a Day Rule" Act in 1996 that changed the previous murder and manslaughter law that specified that a person could be charged with murder or manslaughter if the victim died within a year and a day of re Continue Reading...
1st Amendment Issues A highly controversial decision rendered on January 21st of this year by the Supreme Court, affirming the right of corporations and other organizations to enjoy consideration as "persons" and the 1st amendment protections affor Continue Reading...
Organized Crime / Counterterrorism AL CAPONE OR AL QAEDA?: ORGANIZED CRIME AND COUNTERTERRORISM AS LAW ENFORCEMENT PRIORITIES IN 2014 Should law enforcement in America prioritize fighting counter-terrorism or fighting organized crime? A full exam Continue Reading...
Amendment XIX Enactment of Amendment XIX and its contribution to the achievement of equal female rights The enactment of the 19th amendment empowered women on many fronts. They were allowed to vote and consequently seized the opportunity to influenc Continue Reading...
Gun Control LawIn 2021, a staggering 48,830 people lost their lives due to gun-related incidents in the United States (CDC All Injuries). This alarming statistic shows why it is important for the country to come to grips with the ongoing debate surro Continue Reading...
Just, Unjust and Laws of Conscience Just a half a century ago, interracial marriage was still illegal in some states, and it has only been recently that same-sex marriages have been legalized across the country and cannabis has been decriminalized or Continue Reading...
During the 1960's and 1970's, violent contact with the police, resulting in force occurred during anti-war, labor and civil rights demonstrations, during a politically tumultuous time. It is safe to conclude that excessive force was used during the Continue Reading...
U.S. Constitution -- Fourth Amendment Fourth Amendment At the moment of independence of the United States from Great Britain, the colonials sought to create a charter of laws and regulations that would preserve the people's rights when placed in th Continue Reading...
Open Field Doctrine The Fourth Amendment is one of the most important and hotly contested and debated amendment within the Bill of Rights to the United State Constitution. Many people focus on the First and Second amendment. The Fourth Amendment, wh Continue Reading...
Equal Protection Clause of 14th Amendment The equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment extended to protections of the Bill of Rights to all Americans, including pregnant women. Therefore, it is fundamentally unconstitutional under the equ Continue Reading...
Constitution The most important Amendment to the U.S. Constitution -- and this is probably something that the great majority of Americans would agree with -- is the 1st Amendment (page D-20): it provides all citizens with freedom of religion, freedo Continue Reading...
Conservatives, on the other hand, have many passions and one of them is a color-blind government. Most of them believe that all policies of discrimination should be discarded. They view these policies as unwise, immoral and unconstitutional. Three c Continue Reading...
In this regard, Lott points out, "Between 70% and 80% of police departments explicitly use norming of physical standards in their hiring practices. However, most of the departments that use objective standards do not enforce these rules. Women who f Continue Reading...
Conclusions -- Was TARP Necessary -- A five member Congressional committee echoed a number of criticisms regarding TARP that many consumers, academics, and fiscal analysts were considering. What exactly was the Treasury's strategy with the $700 bil Continue Reading...
Terrorist Activities Rule of Law Since September 11, 2001 the U.S. Department of Justice has charged 310 defendants with terrorism or national security-related crimes, resulting in 204 cases either being plea bargained or presented to a jury (Beck Continue Reading...
TSA Since the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, when members of al-Qaeda hijacked passenger planes and flew them into various targets in the United States, the Transportation Security Administration has aggressively expanded its surveillanc Continue Reading...
Three Strikes Law on the African-American Community Three Strikes legislation, which imposes sentencing enhancement on repeat offenders, often culminating with mandatory life sentences for third-time offenders, has gained popularity throughout the Continue Reading...
Federal Securiies Laws Disclosure: Pros and Cons Federal securities laws disclosure: pros and cons Economic agents were traditionally forced to generate funds by themselves. Upon stating up a business entity, the owner was required to possess most Continue Reading...
She is the daughter of Alice Walker, who wrote the Color Purple. She took her mother's maiden name at the age of 18. Rebecca graduated cum laude from Yale University in 1993, and moved on to co-found the Third Wave Foundation. She is considered to b Continue Reading...
Some of them may have failed at first, such as Abigail Adams and Mercy Otis, who unsuccessfully lobbied the authors of the U.S. Constitution to include women's rights in the document. Over and above, abolitionist women drew parallels between the con Continue Reading...
In short, the petitioners accused Microsoft of monopolizing the market by way of unfair practices. In 2000, the court found Microsoft guilty of such violations of antitrust laws. As a consequence, Microsoft was broken into two businesses. What's mor Continue Reading...
The court held that the district court's refusal to reopen the case and receive additional evidence after the remand from the court was not error. The court did not remand with directions to reopen the case and retry it. The only direction was that Continue Reading...
So in order for the good to spread and evil to be eradicated, Divine Law had to arbitrate (Thomas Aquinas, 1947). Conclusion It is clear that no one can dispute the fact that every creature is born with certain fundamental rights, known as Natural Continue Reading...
This is why computer evidence -- such as the email itself -- cannot outweigh the underlying crime. What is being investigated is a threat against human life. While investigating this threatening email and Westfall (the main suspect), it is importan Continue Reading...
" In short, when it comes to the First Amendment, greater issues are at stake beyond the immediate interests of the corporations in question. There must be a compelling state interest to limit freedom of expression. Why doesn't it make a difference Continue Reading...
U.S. CONSTITUTION The effect that ever changing societal values have on the Supreme Court's interpretation of the U.S. Constitution The effect that ever changing societal values have on the Supreme Court's interpretation of the U.S. Constitution Continue Reading...
Snyder v. Phelps The First Amendment is part of the Bill of Rights, and prohibits the making of any law " impeding the free exercise of religion," infringing on the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the righ Continue Reading...
In my judgment, the statutory provisions on which these prosecutions are based, abridge freedom of speech, press and assembly in violation of the 1st Amendment" ("Black, J, Concurring in Part"). Hence, the Yates decision was a precursor of the thin Continue Reading...
It is not the responsibility of the press to look after the well being of others. The responsibility of the press is to report information in as honest and objective a manner possible and let the readers make their own informed decisions. One aspec Continue Reading...
